Collection MS 413 - 'My Father Jan - A Memoir of Polish Life, Family and War, Jan Walis'

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MS 413

Title

'My Father Jan - A Memoir of Polish Life, Family and War, Jan Walis'

Date(s)

  • 2003 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

One folder and 1 CD

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Name of creator

(1908-1987)

Biographical history

Jan Walis was a Polish soldier who settled in Scotland after the Second World War. He returned to his roots in farming, founding an agricultural college in Findo Gask in the late 1940s before retiring to Montrose, where he died.

Archival history

The memoirs were sent in electronic format via email and printed out

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Scope and content

The autobiography of Jan Walis, a Polish soldier who settled in Scotland after the Second World War. Edited by his daughter, Christine Bell

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Not expected

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Usually chronological within series.

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Conditions governing access

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Conditions governing reproduction

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

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MS 413

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Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

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Catalogued

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  • English

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